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Richard Lander

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Richard Lemon Lander (8 February 1804 – 6 February 1834) was a Cornish explorer of western Africa. [1]

33 relations: Badagry, Benue River, Bioko, British nationality law, Bussa, Nigeria, Cape Colony, Cornish people, Exploration, Explorations, Gangrene, Gold Medal (RGS), Great Britain, Hispaniola, Hugh Clapperton, Igbo-Ora, Inn, John Lander (explorer), Kano, List of explorers, Liverpool, Macgregor Laird, Malabo, Neville Northey Burnard, Niger Delta, Niger River, Nigeria, Richard Lander School, Royal Geographical Society, Scotland, Sokoto, Steamship, Truro, Yorubaland.

Badagry

Badagry (traditionally Gbagle) is a coastal town and local government area (LGA) in Lagos State, Nigeria.

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Benue River

The Benue River (la Bénoué), previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is the major tributary of the Niger River.

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Bioko

Bioko (also spelled Bioco, in Europe traditionally called Fernando Poo or Fernando Po from the period of Portuguese colonization) is an island 32 km off the west coast of Africa, and the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea.

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British nationality law

British nationality law is the law of the United Kingdom which concerns citizenship and other categories of British nationality.

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Bussa, Nigeria

Bussa, also known as Boussa in older texts, was the capital of northern Borgu, in northern Nigeria.

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Cape Colony

The Cape of Good Hope, also known as the Cape Colony (Kaapkolonie), was a British colony in present-day South Africa, named after the Cape of Good Hope.

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Cornish people

The Cornish people or Cornish (Kernowyon) are an ethnic group native to, or associated with Cornwall: and a recognised national minority in the United Kingdom, which can trace its roots to the ancient Britons who inhabited southern and central Great Britain before the Roman conquest.

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Exploration

Exploration is the act of searching for the purpose of discovery of information or resources.

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Explorations

Explorations may refer to.

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Gangrene

Gangrene is a type of tissue death caused by a lack of blood supply.

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Gold Medal (RGS)

The Gold Medal presented by the Royal Geographical Society consists of two separate awards: the Founder's Medal 1830 and the Patron's Medal 1838.

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Great Britain

Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.

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Hispaniola

Hispaniola (Spanish: La Española; Latin and French: Hispaniola; Haitian Creole: Ispayola; Taíno: Haiti) is an island in the Caribbean island group, the Greater Antilles.

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Hugh Clapperton

Bain Hugh Clapperton (18 May 1788 – 13 April 1827) was a Scottish naval officer and explorer of West and Central Africa.

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Igbo-Ora

Igbo-Ora is a town in Oyo State, south-western Nigeria, situated north of Lagos.

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Inn

Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging and, usually, food and drink.

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John Lander (explorer)

John Lander FRGS (29 December 1806 – 6 November 1839) was the younger brother of Cornish explorer Richard Lemon Lander and accompanied him on his second expedition to western Africa.

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Kano

Kano is the state capital of Kano State in North West, Nigeria.

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List of explorers

The following is a list of explorers.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017.

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Macgregor Laird

Macgregor Laird (1808 – 9 January 1861) was a Scottish merchant pioneer of British trade on the River Niger.

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Malabo

Malabo (formerly Santa Isabel) is the capital of Equatorial Guinea and the province of Bioko Norte.

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Neville Northey Burnard

Neville Northey Burnard (11 October 1818 – 27 November 1878) was an English sculptor best known for his portrait figures.

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Niger Delta

The Niger Delta is the delta of the Niger River sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria.

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Niger River

The Niger River is the principal river of West Africa, extending about.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.

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Richard Lander School

The Richard Lander School is a secondary school located in Truro, Cornwall, England.

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Royal Geographical Society

The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) is the UK's learned society and professional body for geography, founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Sokoto

Sokoto is a city located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River.

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Steamship

A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines that typically drive (turn) propellers or paddlewheels.

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Truro

Truro (Truru) is a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Yorubaland

Yorubaland is the cultural region of the Yoruba people in West Africa.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lander

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